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Mürtschenstock

Located in Glarus Nord, Glarus Coordinates: 47°04′35″ N 9°08′53″ E

Map showing the location of Mürtschenstock Mürtschenstock
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,441 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Obstalden
4.5 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport55 km
ZRH Zürich Airport62 km

About Mürtschenstock

Mürtschenstock is a mountain. Location: Glarus Nord, Glarus. Elevation: 2,441 m. The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (55 km). Nearby sights include Fulen and Stock.

Climate of Mürtschenstock

This month · November

A wet month

Day -3° · Night -10° · Rain 128 mm

Hottest month
July (day 10°)
Coldest month
January (night -13°)
Wettest month
July (193 mm)
Driest month
January (100 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Mürtschenstock
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-7°-6°-3°0°5°8°10°10°7°2°-3°-6°
Average low (°C)-13°-13°-11°-8°-4°-1°2°2°-1°-5°-10°-12°
Precipitation (mm)100102108127140178193180143121128116

How to get to Mürtschenstock

The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH), 55 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (62 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 56 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 55 kmnortheast
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 62 kmnorthwest
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 72 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 56 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 57 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 130 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 131 kmnorthwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 141 kmnorthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Mürtschenstock

Within 100 km: 426 historic and cultural sites, 6,992 natural sites, 1,216 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km758 places

  • Walensee Lake 6 kmNE
  • Wägitalersee Lake 17 kmW
  • Obersee Lake 10 kmW
  • Voralpsee Lake 20 kmNE

25–60 km2,463 places

  • Ufenau Island 32 kmNW
  • Insel Lützelau Island 31 kmNW
  • Schönenwerd Island 36 kmNW
  • Insel Schwanau Island 42 kmW

60–100 km5,413 places

  • Mainau Island 70 kmN
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 65 kmNW
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 65 kmN
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 66 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Obstalden Village, Glarus Nord
    4.5 km N
  • Filzbach Village, Glarus Nord
    4.9 km N
  • Mühlehorn Village, Glarus Nord
    4.9 km N
  • Mollis Village, Glarus Nord
    5.9 km W
  • Quarten Municipality, Wahlkreis Sarganserland
    5.6 km E
  • Näfels Village, Glarus Nord
    6.8 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Fulen Mountain, Glarus Nord
    0.4 km SW
  • Stock Mountain, Glarus Nord
    0.4 km N
  • Ruchen Mountain, Glarus Nord
    0.8 km SW
  • Wisstschingel Mountain, Glarus Nord
    0.8 km NE
  • Esel Mountain, Glarus Nord
    0.8 km S
  • Nabenüel Mountain, Glarus Nord
    1.1 km NE
  • Vorchöpf Mountain, Glarus Nord
    1.3 km S
  • Spaneggsee Lake, Glarus Nord
    1.3 km W

Sources & licences

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